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It wasn't 30 years old, it was 50. But by 60s standards, still too-new-yet-too-archaic to be deemed "heritage worthy". (Remember that "Toronto: No Mean City" cut off c1900.)
It is. It's kind of a neat looking building. Seems so out of place when you see photos of the construction. But at least Old City Hall's still with us. I've seen plans that eliminated it, or, interestingly, left behind only the clock tower, standing alone like a spire.
It is. It's kind of a neat looking building. Seems so out of place when you see photos of the construction. But at least Old City Hall's still with us. I've seen plans that eliminated it, or, interestingly, left behind only the clock tower, standing alone like a spire.
I find this hard to believe, but I read that Toronto has lost over 20000 buildings to demolition. What's really sad is the fact that as we reminisce about the loss of historic gems, treasures are still being torn down for frivolous reasons. For example, do you remember the Second Empire style building (residence?) on the south-east corner of Bay and Charles that was knocked down to make way for that lame-assed slab of a condo tower about four years ago? It was beside "The Pawnbroker's Daughter" pub. I remember calling the city councillor's office to complain about its imminent disappearance. I was told that Bay Street is zoned for highrises, end of story. Oh, and that the attractive 19th century building "wasn't deemed architecturally or historically significant". I got so tired of getting responses like that from city politicians about various acts of carelessness that I gave up complaining, figuring that the city was given over almost unconditionally to developers a long time ago.
JC: How old was that rendering showing the Eaton Centre and what would have happened to Old City Hall? I like the way the Eaton Centre came out 30 years ago-Old City Hall is one of Toronto's treasures! LI MIKE
I think it's very important to preserve historical neighbourhoods (though I guess it's a bit late now) in addition to just individual buildings. Old Montreal, for example, is remarkable not for its individual buildings (though some are very impressive) but for its extent and cohesiveness. Virtually all of its buildings have been preserved. I would gladly have traded even Old City Hall in exchange for preserving the whole Old Town of York area.
Although there's little dreaminess to 1 King West.Much of Toronto's downtown skyscrapers are bland and boring, couldn't they have at least built on top of existing buildings like they did with One King West? One can dream.
Although there's little dreaminess to 1 King West.
It wasn't 30 years old, it was 50. But by 60s standards, still too-new-yet-too-archaic to be deemed "heritage worthy". (Remember that "Toronto: No Mean City" cut off c1900.)